"Or at SanTan" plan seeks mixed‑use rezoning to add 366 multifamily units; staff and commissioners question commercial floor‑area metrics and parking reductions

Summary

Staff presented a study session for a proposed rezoning at the Vela Vista Square area that would convert about 4 acres from regional commercial to mixed‑use high‑density residential for roughly 366 units; commissioners questioned how the project measures required non‑residential floor area and asked for a parking study.

Sandra Childers, planner, presented a general plan amendment and rezoning study session for a project referred to in the hearing as “Or at SanTan” (the transcript used a variant spelling). The applicant proposes to change about 4.05 acres from Regional Commercial to Residential >25–52 du/acre and rezone to Mixed Use Large, yielding approximately 366 multifamily units with a gross density of about 25.7 dwelling units per acre. The project includes three buildings totaling roughly 460,000 square feet of multifamily and about 9,100 square feet of office space (about 98% multifamily by floor area).

Why it matters: The request would substantially increase residential intensity on a site currently planned for regional commercial uses in the Vela Vista Square PAD and raises questions about the extent and location of non‑residential uses required by the LDC for mixed‑use rezonings.

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"Or at SanTan" plan seeks mixed‑use rezoning to add 366 multifamily units; staff and commissioners question commercial floor‑area metrics and parking reductions

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